FOOT-POUND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("foot-pound" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Holonyms ("foot-pound" is a part of...):

foot-ton (2240 foot-pounds)

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